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Indecent Assault Trial Of Retired Clare Teacher Continues

Four sisters are among nine women who have now given evidence of alleged indecent assaults committed on them by their former school teacher at a Clare primary school.

The trial of the 80-year-old man is continuing at Ennis Circuit Court.  He denies the charges.

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The latest woman to give evidence in this case described alleged indecent assaults that took place at the rural Clare school in 1975 and 1976.

She's the fourth sister to allege indecent assault, and told the jury at Ennis Circuit Court that the man "terrorised" them and "groped" them "at every opportunity."

In response to the witness, counsel for the accused, Roderick O’Hanlon SC said his client insists the indecent assaults as described never occurred and the woman has a false memory of what occurred.

The woman said the indecent assaults did occur.

The 80 year old retired teacher denies a total of 67 counts of indecent assault against 11 females at the school over a 21 year period stretching from 1964 to 1985.

Nine of his former pupils have now given evidence in the case, which continues today.

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